Mumbai Indians
captain Rohit Sharma took “full responsibility” for the team’s half a dozen
defeats in the IPL 2022. MI on Saturday lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 18
runs. After the defeat, Rohit admitted that there is a need for a course
correction to bring the campaign back on track.

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The skipper himself
has been going through a lean patch, scoring 114 runs in six matches. His
highest score is 41.

“If I know
what’s going wrong, I’d correct it but it’s not coming off. I’m trying to
prepare myself in the way I prepare for every game, that is no different. It’s
not coming off,” Rohit said after MI lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 18
runs on Saturday.

“I take the
full responsibility of not putting the team in the situation of what they
expect from me. I back myself to go out there and enjoy the game and doing what
I have been doing all these years.

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“It’s
important to keep looking forward. It’s not the end of the world, we have come
back before and we will try and come back again,” the skipper tried to put
up a brave face but the disappointment was all too palpable.

Asked about not
starting the bowling with the team’s No. 1 bowler Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit did not
give any reason for that.

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“There’s no
particular reason to it,” Rohit replied when asked why he brought Bumrah
in the fourth over.

“We try and
put team before the individual (Bumrah). They (LSG) bat quite deep and it is
important to hold your key bowlers towards the back end. We always try and keep
Bumrah for the back end and it didn’t seem to work out,” he reasoned.

Rohit also said
that other bowlers need to pull their socks up going forward in the tournament.

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“He bowled
pretty well but the others just need to pull up their socks a little bit. Every
game we play is an opportunity, we try and think what our best playing XI which
is best suited for the particular conditions and particular team.”
Decoding the defeats will be key for Rohit.

“We lost six
games now, we are trying to understand what our right combination is, but it
all depends on the opposition that we play. When you lose games it is very easy
to point out that changes are being made but we try and go with our best
XI.” He praised opposite number and team India deputy KL Rahul for a fine
batting show that has put Mumbai Indians almost out of the IPL.

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“I think KL batted
brilliantly, that is something missing from our team, wanted someone in our top
four to bat as long as possible, which is not happening. Don’t want to look too
much into it. We haven’t won a game yet but we need to keep our heads high,”
he added.